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The Iowa Historical Records Board is a state-wide planning board appointed by the Governor of Iowa to evaluate the status of historical records in Iowa, to develop coordinated strategies to improve public access to historical records, to promote the preservation of original resources in all formats, and to assist the State Historical Society of Iowa in providing grant funds to agencies throughout the state. 

IHRAB reviews grant applications from the Historical Resources Development Program and to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission of the National Archives and Records Administration. The State Historical Society of Iowa's Historical Resources Development Program is designed to assist local organizations and individuals preserve and protect the state's historical resources. Grant funds have been used to microfilm newspapers and manuscript collections, to provide archival housing for collections of letters and photographs, to preserve motion picture film, to create and implement local government records management programs, to train local government officials in records management techniques, and to assist local organizations in the training of volunteers to help preserve an area's historical resources.

These competitive grants are awarded annually. The professional panel which reviews documentary collection application has prepared a funding priorities statement to guide applicants in selecting projects.